Agony Aunt: He’s Addicted To Cocaine (From Bucks Free Press)

Agony Aunt: He’s Addicted To Cocaine

11:30am Monday 20th February 2012 in Freetime

Dear Kaye, My boyfriend has been taking cocaine far too often. I’m aware that many people use it in social situations but he has been taking it even when he’s just sat in front of the TV.

To be honest apart from being worried about him I’m fed up with the rubbish he talks when he’s had it. He is a totally different person to the one I met 3 years ago.

Alison

Dear Alison,

When drugs become a part of everyday life then serious action needs to be taken. Would he accept help to control his habit? Does he even think he has a problem?

Depending on his attitude towards substance misuse, you have two choices. Help him to take back control of his life or finish the relationship. I know this sounds brutal, but unless he addresses the problem, nothing will change.

Let me know what you decide to do and I will send you relevant information on support groups, clinics, counsellors etc. Meanwhile I have put contact details of Turning Point below as they specialise in this area.

Good luck Alison, I look forward to hearing from you,

Kaye.

Turning Point Tel: 020 7481 7600 or fill in the online enquiry form. www.turning-point.co.uk

KAYE Townsend is a qualified, BACP registered, person-centred counsellor with a private practice in Flackwell Heath, Bucks. She is currently writing a self-help book, write articles for various publications & work as a volunteer counsellor for a local charity